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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

WIAW - My Favourite Salad

It is that time again - What I Ate Wednesday. And this month #WIAW is going Green! So decided to share my new favourite salad recipe with you all! It is really Yummy, really Easy, and packed with Veggie Power. Check! Check! And Check!

My Mexican Fiesta Salad

I eat this for lunch. So I prep enough bean to top my salad all week - since that is the most time consuming part. And then I roast a fresh sweet potato daily. But if you are making this for your family just use the same amount of beans, add a small sweet potato, a carrot, and an additional cup of spinach per person. (ie. 4 servings = 4 sweet potatoes, 4 carrots grated, and 4 cups of spinach)

1. Cook the beans over night in the crock pot on low with 3 cups of water and a bay leaf. You will have enough beans prepared to have them on top of your salad all week.
2. Place the sweet potato wedges on a baking sheet with a tsp of oil, and roast at 400 for 10 minutes. Flip and finish roasting for an addition 7 minutes.
3. Line plate with 1 cup of spinach, top with roasted sweet potatoes, carrot, and cooked beans (on day 2 just reheat the beans in the microwave) and drizzle Chipotle sauce and a dash of salt on top to serve.

Krysten Siba Bishop

About Me

If Darwin were to look strictly at my genetic makeup married with my family tree I would expect that he would predict that I am already dead. I am, by all medical accounts, a Darwinian Fail. However, I believe Darwin also qualified his idea of genetic fitness to include more than just biology.

Fitness is also defined by adaptability, perseverance, and strength – and this is the definition I want used to define me.

I will make genetics, heart disease, and breast cancer my BITCH one RUN at a time!